Residency program impact on library usage
I would like to thank all of you who responded to my e-mail message of last
month. The response was terrific, and I'm truly indebted to all.
For those of you who wished me to summarize for the list, the advice, general
comments, and recommendations concerning this topic are outlined below.
ADVICE - develop and maintain good relationships with the residents and the
teaching staff
- insist on mandatory library orientation for the residents
- increase the clerical staff if you can (for increased photocopying,etc.)
- seriously consider some kind of clinical librarian program--grand
rounds, or at least a weekly meeting
COMMENTS - only one person found a residency program to have little or no impact
on the library. Everyone else was emphatic about the inevitable
increased workload
- several respondents pointed out that , in addition to the residents, th
the medical teaching staff also rely heavily on library resources in
response to the challenge of having students
RECOMMENDATIONS - purchase the Little, Brown spiral bound and the Appleton-
Lange series because both are very popular with the residents
- contact Pat Gibson at the American Academy of Family Physicians
Foundation (800-274-2237) for further information. I did, and she
most graciously sent me a packet of information.
Thanks again to all who communicated with me.
Peri Worthington, [log in to unmask]